Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1887-04-23

nything
ia pop
ula. ents. He
is SIM able man
and \ gre. .rrespondents
cannot say ali. INST him. But
they are not anx,. % say anything
for him. Hence. he has to hire a fel-
low to run the boom business. 1t is al
legged that Frank Mussey, of the Cincin-
natl Commercial Gazette, is the nan
who will do the Sherman boom act.
The other man who wants to be pres
ident is Allison, Of Iowa. He is a man
who has always been on the right side
Of the correspondents. 1t is no trouble
to say II good word for Allison, but
rather a pleasure. He is always a gen.
t!eman and always %gentlemanly. He is
a warm.hearted man and no one ought
to really say that he wants to be presi-
dent, because he has never displayed
any ambition in that direction. But his
party friends are making a candidate Of
him. He is in his committee room
here every day hard at work on appro-
priation matters which have been left
over to be attended to at the next ses-
sion. Mr. Allison is getting matters in
shape so that there need be no delays,
except such as are caused by the Dem.
ocratlc house. Allison's greatest forte
is that he is a worker. Seemingly, he
never tires. Sherman is in his commit.
tee room every day, and these two dis
tinguished gentlemen met several times
a day in the halls of the capitol or in
each others rooms. They are the best
of friends, and no matter which of them
shall be nominated the other will sup
port HIM with all his ability and vigor.
One Of the familiar figures on the
streets Of Washington Is the handsome
e%x-secretaly of war, VIM. w. Belknap.
He is a wonderfully fine looking man
and a wonderfully good man, too. He
"a secretary of var to Gen. Grant, and
in an unfortunate hour fell a victim to
the wiles of sharpers and shrewd trick.
sters who besmirched his character.
They were cunning, deep and devilish
They imposed upon him socially and
wormed themselves into the condolences
ofhis family. At last there came a eli.
max to it all a climax of villiany. Bel
KNAPP was as innocent as a baby. But
to defend himself would have necessi.
tated the impugning the characters and
motives Of one he loved, and ne bore
the odium of it all In silence. He took
upon himself the odium and dlshonor
Of the entire matter and has borne it in
silence and like a manly man ever since
l have known William w. Belknap eve1
sinceI was a child. know him through
and through. He is manly, superior,
honest and incorruptible. Millions Of
human beings worship One who bore
the sins of others, who bore the sins oil
the whole world. This man Belknar
has borne the sins of others as patiently
and truly rs the One whom millions
worship. That is a strong comparison:
But it is as true and honest as the truth
which emanates from the great white
throne itself. But for the misfortune
which came upon him there is no doub1
that he would have succeeded Grant tc
the presidency IN 1876. He was the
most popular man in Washington !; the
most popular in the entire Republican
party of his country. He was a brave
soldier. a splendid lawyer, a superior
orator and Il determined powerful cabi
net official. He is one of the most pop
ular men here in Washington.
The recent anniversary of the death
of Abraham Lincoln recalls the time
and place of the tragedy. Ford's thea
tire is on Tenth street, midway between
E and F streets in northwest Washing.
ton. 1t was at the time of the assassin
alton the center of the city so far as bus
mess and population were concerned
Nextdoor to it on either hand there were
liquor stores. In of these Booth
drank the four drinks that were required
to nerve him to the doing of the das
tardIy deed. Right opposite the theatre
is the residence into which the wounded
president was carried. It is now occu'
pied by a man named Schade. and ir
the basement of the building he pub
fishes his Weekly Sentinel. His papel
is taken all over the land by the German
population. He is in favor of free beer
free Sunday, everything free except an
archy. Schade is a mar of great abil
ity, but the horizon of his intelligence,
is circumscrlbed by his early education
having been neglected. The old theatre
is now the deathtrap for the poor devil
who are sent there by the surgeon.gen
eral as clerks. 1t Is the army medica
museum building, and is a yertibl
deathtrap to all who enter and labo
there. !, The room is poorly lighted, i'll
ventilated. has water closets which COZ
meet with the main room by shol:. ::
row hallway, and the men work Ill.,.
by gas1ight at midday. 1t is the -:
Of the chief medical officer Of the